BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

New & Notable Books for Teens: April 2012 (page 5)

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2012

SHADOWS ON THE MOON

by Zoë Marriott

"A dark yet very fresh fairy-tale reinvention. (QR code to digitally access poetry written by characters) (Fantasy. 14 & up)"

"Cinderella" is reimagined as a revenge story set in an alternate feudal Japan. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2012

DYING TO KNOW YOU

by Aidan Chambers

"This quietly understated performance captures the wistfulness of music in a minor key and is ultimately successful in its life-affirming message. (Fiction. 12 & up)"

Will a story told in believable first-person voice by a 75-year-old man truly strike a chord with a teen audience? The answer is yes, though it may be a smallish one. Read full book review >